Motors and Electrical Equipment News

To strengthen the range of products and services to industrial customers, EG Electronics has decided to merge the electromechanical units within KAMIC Installation AB and EG Electronics AB as of October 1st, 2018. This includes the TIBE brand and the manufacturing unit, KAMIC Installation SP zo in Poland. The new business unit will be part of EG Electronics AB. TIBE TIBE has expertise and experience in electrical insulation materials, high-temperature cables, and high-temperature product...

A partnership with a Lithuanian lighting company and CP Electronics has helped a famous brewery save over 50 percent of its energy usage. The UK’s foremost lighting control specialist, CP Electronics has supplied luminaire-mounted PIR sensors, allowing the drinks manufacturer to have complete control of the lighting, even when workers aren’t in the working area. The brewery in question is owned by Volfas Engelman and is located in Kaunas, the second-largest city in Lithuania. Volfas...

Neptune Energy Group has announced the closing of the acquisition of VNG Norge AS, as signed on June 28. The transaction adds three producing fields, two development projects and 42 licenses to Neptune Energy’s existing portfolio, consolidating the company among the top five independent producers on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, by equity production. VNG Norge asset Fenja is a subsea development, which will be produced as a tie-back to the Njord production hub The VNG Norge asset ba...

GlobalLogic, a pioneering digital product engineering company, has developed end-to-end solutions for both accelerating OTT channel development and automating testing across OTT and mobile applications. GlobalLogic’s OTT channel development accelerator solution is a customizable platform that enables businesses to create fully functional, completely branded OTT channels while minimizing costs, efforts, and time-to-market. Unified API adapter The unified API adapter is pre-integrated wit...

Thomas More University (TMU), located in Belgium, entered a team of 10 engineering students into the 2018 Shell Eco Marathon. The annual design challenge pits university engineering teams from around the world to design and build highly efficient vehicles. The team competed in the Urban Concept class where the design had to incorporate practical road-legal functionality, including windshield wipers, lights, and a horn, along with energy efficiency. High-quality clutch Warner quickly decided t...

Connecting the center and east Tibet power network in China, the Mangkang substation has successfully operated from 11th August 2018, as an essential milestone of the first 500kV substation in Tibet power grid. The Mangkang substation is 4,295 meters above sea level and is the highest altitude 500kV substation in the world. NR provides all-around solutions for the substation, including SCADA system, protection & control, measurement devices, stability control devices, switching controller,...

V-belts are an important part of a power transmission system. They allow for the transfer of energy from one source to another. While belts require little maintenance, they can greatly be impacted by improper belt tension. As discussed in the Common Belt Problems blog, improper belt tension is a pioneering cause of issues in the belt drive systems. There are two scenarios for improper belt tensioning: too tight and too loose. When a v-belt is too tight: If a belt is too tight in a system...

Increasing consumer demand for frozen food items continues to generate significant growth in cold storage capacity around the world. Harsh environmental conditions in these facilities are challenging for both workers and equipment, including forklifts. Besides exposure to extremely cold temperatures, forklifts are also subjected to damaging condensation that occurs as the trucks move in and out of refrigerated areas. special feature packages Since cold storage facilities are costly to operate...

A state-of-the-art bone cancer center at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital (RJAH) puts energy efficiency first, thanks to CP Electronics’ renowned Vitesse Plus standalone lighting control system. The Montgomery Unit at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital treats patients with bone and soft tissue sarcomas, bone metastases, benign bone and soft tissue tumors and tumor-like conditions. It is one of only five bone cancer centers in the UK and was launched a...

Advanced plant maintenance, packaged integrations, BI & Analytics, and open-source GIS, are the strong points of the new release.  As the concept of workforce digitalization continues to grow and influences a greater number of businesses, FSM is shifting its proposition toward an even more connected world of possibilities, both for field and plant maintenance. The new release of Geocall will drive the clients into a comprehensive Field Service transformation, through a broad and deep a...

Construction at the Minnesota United Allianz Field in St. Paul has reached the halfway point. For Gephart’s part, rough-in is progressing on all levels of the stadium and a quarter of the 1,660 façade lighting fixtures have been installed. Color-changing lights These color-changing lights will provide the backlight encircling the stadium behind the PTFE fabric exterior. Over 50 Gephart electricians are working diligently on-site continuing to keep the project on time and...

Gephart Electric was recently awarded phase one of the renovation and expansion of the University of Memphis’ Murphy Athletic Complex. This project will renovate the existing space, which is utilized by the football team and other University of Memphis athletic teams, as well as prepare for phase two of the project which includes building an indoor practice facility for Tiger Football.  This project has Gephart working alongside of valued client Turner Construction and expands on the...

CP Electronics, the provider of lighting control solutions in the UK, has signed up to exhibit at two seminars later this year. In conjunction with NICEIC and ELECSA, they will be at TechTalks in Edinburgh on the 23rd of August and Birmingham on the 6th of September. During the delegation seminar presentation, CP Electronics will focus on products across the range including green-i and Vitesse Plus. The Edinburgh event comes as CP Electronics has experienced rapid growth in Scotland, winning a...

Construction is currently underway at four recently awarded casino projects for a Gaming & Hospitality group. Gephart will be renovating three sportsbooks throughout NW Mississippi at Goldstrike, Sams Town and Harlows casinos. The fourth project will convert portions of the gaming floor into a poker room at the Four Winds South Bend casino, a new construction project that Gephart completed earlier in the year.

The Gephart-Morse joint venture, a design-assist electrical contractor for the Raiders Stadium project in Las Vegas, was recently awarded the Low Voltage Package by the Mortenson-McCarthy joint venture. Work will include Structured Cabling, A/V and Sound, IPTV, Broadcast, CCTV Surveillance, and Access Control Systems. This project further solidifies Gephart Low Voltage System’s footprint in the technology market building on the successful completion of other sports facility projects inclu...

Due to a successful partnership with Rawfield M & E, Ridings Consulting Engineers India Ltd., Eco Modular Buildings and CP Electronics, the Ark Byron Primary Academy School in North London has utilized modular plug-and-play electrical lighting installations, in order to help half its construction time from 6 months to 3 months. Ark Byron Primary Academy has built a new school to increase capacity. CP Electronics was called upon to provide a speedy delivery that complied with ESFA requiremen...

Industrial brakes and clutches could become a $1.7 billion market by 2024, mostly due to investment in industrial automation and the rise of smart factories. That’s according to Global Industry Analysts Inc. (GIA). The quickest-growing industries include those related to material handling, food and beverage, machine tools, and textiles. As with other technologies, the fastest rate of adoption is in the Asia-Pacific region with a CAGR of 8.4% for the clutch and brake market over the next s...

One of the main challenges in tape manufacturing is the round-the-clock regulation of web tension according to tape width and roll diameter. By applying an automated solution that continuously adapts to changing conditions, an aluminum tape manufacturer was able to upgrade its tension control system, increasing productivity and product quality. tension control Unwinding operations are indispensable in tape manufacturing. However, these can be extremely sensitive processes that can affect the...

Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs) are used to adjust the speed of motors. There are many different names for VFDs, including adjustable speed drive, adjustable frequency drive, AC drive, microdrive, and inverter drive. VFDs adjust the speed of motors by changing the frequency being transferred to the motor. For example, when the VFD is receiving power at 60 Hz, it can change the frequency to 20 Hz, resulting in a slower rotation of the motor. Different Parts of a Variable Frequency Drive The t...

The integration of the new SPACE1 release, the Augmented, Mixed, and Virtual Reality solution developed by OverIT, with the innovative HMT-1 device by RealWear, led the two companies to this collaboration. Optimized FSM solutions RealWear®, the US company pioneer in hardware technology for industry, has built the first hands-free ruggedized head-mounted wearable computer for Connected Worker programs. RealWear collaborates only with pioneering software companies to prov...

GlobalLogic Inc., a pioneer in digital product engineering services, announced that it has appointed services industry veteran, Nitesh Banga, as its chief operating officer. This is a newly created position, intended to provide greater depth and breadth within the leadership management to support the company’s long-term growth and operational excellence objectives. Mr. Banga will report directly to CEO Shashank Samant, while working closely with the company’s other senior pioneers....

When the temperatures are climbing, they need a reliable cooling tower motor to keep the cooling towers running. Dreisilker stands behind the Leeson Totally Enclosed Air Open (TEAO) Cooling Tower Motors. Through many summers, the Leeson TEAO Cooling Tower motors have proven their quality and reliability for the customers. Features of the Leeson TEAO Tower Motors There are many features of the Leeson TEAO Tower Motors that make an exceptional cooling tower motor, including: Designed for sha...

Recently, the first unit of Zungeru hydropower station in Nigeria was successfully commissioned and realized power generation, which laid a good foundation for the power generation of subsequent units. NR has designed hydropower unit protection solutions for the project and provided key equipment such as generator transformer unit protection and switchyard protection. Zungeru hydropower station is located in the middle and upper reaches of the Kaduna River near Zungeru Town, Niger, Nigeria. Wit...

On June 9th, 2018, a 500kV digital substation for the Bailing transmission and transformation project was successfully put into operation in Liangshan district, Sichuan, China. The Liangshan substation was the first 500kV digital substation commissioned by NR in the Liangshan district. all-around integrated solutions NR provided all-around integrated solutions for this substation, including network switches NR provided all-around integrated solutions for this substation, including intelligen...

NR is proud to announce the commissioning of India’s first 1 MW microgrid at the Central Electronics Limited (CEL) facility in Sahibadad, Uttar Pradesh, India. In over 10 years NR has deployed protection & control solutions around and pioneered the development of microgrid solutions. With the booming renewable energy integrated into India's power grid, it is a challenge to keep the stability of the power grid, due to renewable energy is not as stable as the traditional power supply. T...

On June 2nd, 2018, NR successfully commissioned two sets of 20 Mvar/13.8 kV Mobile Static Synchronous Compensator (STATCOM) in Layla and Summan Area, which is the world’s first energized fully mobile STATCOM. Due to the large amount of induction-motor-based air conditioner load the power grid of Saudi Arabia suffers from severe voltage stability and FIDVR issues (fault-induced delayed voltage recovery). STATCOM is the most advanced technology to mitigate voltage stability problems. STATC...

Gephart Electric is proud to support the University of Memphis Herff College of Engineering by joining other industry partners to establish a new faculty position within the Civil Engineering Department, building the Construction Management Concentration. As a founder of this program, Gephart will offer guidance in determining the curriculum, as well as insight into hiring the faculty member to lead the program.

On May 25, 2018, Canada's 735 kV Chibougamau series compensation upgrade project undertaken by NR completed all field & commissioning tests without delay and successfully put into operation. Fundamentally, series compensators were installed in the 1990s in the Chibougamau Substation close to the James Bay Area by another supplier, its control and protection system has reached the end of its life span and the replacement of outdated spare parts is highly required. NR series compensators pro...

The city of Košice is becoming a center of IT innovations. GlobalLogic Slovakia s.r.o. is launching a unique project to help introduce world-class technologies into everyday life. Machine Intelligence Lab is where science fiction becomes a reality. The lab is a development center where breakthrough medical, media, and business solutions are born and where designers’ creativity and precise thinking meet the long-term experience of the wider expert public. Machine Intelligence Lab...

On May 25, 2018, Canada's 735kV Chibougamau series compensation upgrade project undertaken by NR completed all field & commissioning tests without delay and successfully put into operation. Fundamentally, series compensators were installed in 1990s in Chibougamau Substation closing to the James Bay Area by another supplier, its control and protection system has reached the end of their life span and the replacement of outdated spare parts is highly required. NR 735kV Chibougamau system Th...